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Philadelphia Man Admits Role in Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

… thereafter, both Hernandez Pinales and Rivera Pagan fled from the parking lot, after seeing what they believed to be … officers recovered approximately 900 grams of fentanyl from Hernandez Pinales’ car, as well as cellphones from Rivera Pagan and Hernandez Pinales that contained …
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DEA launches “Secure Your Meds” winter campaign

… unused medications. This one action can prevent medications from getting into the hands of children and others who may … of abused and misused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from home medicine cabinets. For more information on …
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Massachusetts Man Sentenced to 45 Months Imprisonment for Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

… The defendant purchased wholesale quantities of fentanyl from another member of the conspiracy, who, in turn, imported the fentanyl from an international source of supply.  The defendant was … authorized wiretap investigation arranging drug purchasers from the conspirator who was importing the drugs. The …
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St. Louis Man Pleas Guilty of Meth Distribution

… Court Judge John A. Ross accepted a plea of guilty today from Adam Jones of St. Louis. Sentencing is scheduled for … a total of five undercover purchases of methamphetamine from Jones beginning in May 2020. Investigators successfully … to Jones, who made the purchases of methamphetamine from Jones over an approximately two-month period between …
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Missouri Woman Indicted for Tampering with Hospitals’ Fentanyl

… City, Kansas, returned an indictment charging a nurse from Kansas City, Missouri, with two counts of tampering … allegedly used her fingerprint to remove vials of fentanyl from an automated dispensing cabinet at Menorah Medical … and April 2020, Naccarato allegedly took vials of fentanyl from an automated dispensing cabinet at AdventHealth Shawnee …
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St. Louis Man Sentenced for Attempting to Purchase Cocaine

… to court documents, Equere arranged to purchase cocaine from a confidential source working at the direction of law … was ordered to forfeit his interest in the $27,800 seized from his car and pay a $200 fine. Upon his release from prison, Equere will serve a 4-year term of supervised …
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Canadian marijuana dealer sentenced to 135 months for role in international conspiracy

… thousands of pounds of marijuana into the United States from Canada through the Akwesasne Mohawk Indian … J. Hunt of the New York Division. Following his extradition from Canada, Stewart admitted that he and his … of pounds of marijuana across the St. Lawrence River from Canada into the United States. Chief U.S. District …
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Princeton, Kentucky Man Sentenced to 24 Years in Federal Prison for Meth Distribution

… methamphetamine on three occasions during a two-day period from August 26th to 27th, 2021. Additionally, on August 27, … Police Department investigated the case, with assistance from the Kentucky State Police and the Commonwealth … Paducah Branch Office, prosecuted the case with assistance from paralegal Cristy Crockett. ### Drug Trafficking On On …
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DEA Celebrates 50 Years

January 16, 2025
… the cold-blooded underworld networks that funnel narcotics from suppliers all over the world are no respecters of the … trafficking organizations. According to the final report from the Senate Committee on Government Operations issued on Oct. 16, 1973, the benefits anticipated from the creation of the DEA included: 1. Putting an end to …
January 16, 2025
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Nineteen Indicted in Drug Distribution Conspiracy

… 90 search warrants across the Puget Sound region - from as far north as Everett and as far south as Spanaway - … seizing 40 firearms. An additional 33 firearms were seized from others involved in this case.  In addition to 16 of the … commitment to not only serve, but also protect the public from these violent criminal networks who terrorize their …
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Two men indicted for importing cocaine in Port of Savannah

… There is no parole in the federal system.   In June, agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, in … and the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from the Augusta Fire Department, seized packages containing … holding a shipping container that had been transported from the Port of Savannah. Pujols and Ramos were taken into …
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DEA Encourages Communities to Make Every Day Take Back Day

… The Take Back program has received an overwhelming response from communities across the country.   In 2023, DEA … for a nonmedical purpose obtained that medication from a family member or friend.  Removing unnecessary medications from the home can help prevent situations involving not …
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Houston County Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Solicitation of Murder Plot

… claiming the intended victim had either stolen drugs from him or owed him money.  Campos discussed the intended … Campos and his girlfriend, Robin Pittman, traveled together from Houston County to Tyler to discuss the murder, to … April 13, 2022, Campos and Pittman again traveled together from Houston County to Tyler to discuss the murder and to …
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Oklahoma City Doctor Pays $325,000 to Settle Civil Penalty Claims

… City, paid $325,000 to settle civil penalty claims stemming from allegations that he violated the Comprehensive Drug … Clinic in Oklahoma City.  The United States alleges that from approximately November 2016 to May 2017, Dr. Nguyen … of Diversion Control in Oklahoma City, with assistance from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of …
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Kentucky Drug Dealers Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Meth in Southern Indiana

… distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents, from Jan. through Sept. 2018, Shultz and Garrett conspired … of methamphetamine and a large amount of U.S. currency from the vehicle. In his guilty plea, Shultz admitted that … Probation Office for five years, following their release from prison. Assistant U.S. Attorney Lauren Wheatley who …
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Wisconsin Man Sentenced to 137 Months for Meth Trafficking

… this charge on Jan. 26, 2022.  On June 8, 2020, an officer from the Merrill Police Department attempted a traffic stop … revealed that Myers had received the methamphetamine from his co-defendant, Levi Bagne, who lived in Arizona.  At … it was an aggravating factor that Myers had been released from prison for less than two months at the time of his …
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DEA launches “Secure Your Meds” winter campaign

… unused medications. This one action can prevent medications from getting into the hands of children and others who may … of abused and misused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from home medicine cabinets. For more information on …
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Minnesota man sentenced to 66 months for distributing methamphetamine in Eau Claire, WI

… confidential informant bought 52 grams of methamphetamine from Cappard and his co-defendant, Alisha Heiman, at a hotel … with officers, Cappard admitted to traveling to Eau Claire from Minnesota for the purpose of selling methamphetamine.  … working with Heiman to sell one pound of methamphetamine from the hotel room. At the sentencing hearing, Judge Conley …
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Sanford Woman Sentenced to 12 Years for Fentanyl Trafficking Resulting in Death

… in York County. Two people who received fentanyl from members of the conspiracy died and another person … officers seized approximately 150 grams of fentanyl from members of the conspiracy. A later search of Adams’ … Enforcement Agency investigated the case, with assistance from the Biddeford and Sanford Police Departments.       …
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Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to 87 Months in Federal Prison

… documents and statements made in court, this matter stems from an investigation conducted by the Drug Enforcement … Delgado and others, who were receiving shipments of cocaine from Puerto Rico and California, and distributing the drug … Administration’s Hartford Task Force includes personnel from the DEA Hartford Resident Office and the Bristol, …
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Harwich man sentenced to eight years in prison for fentanyl conspiracy

… quantities of fentanyl, cocaine and heroin on Cape Cod. From April 2017 through August 2017, investigators intercepted phone calls and text messages from this drug organization. Wiretap interceptions, physical …
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DEA and Partners Announce Results of 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… and potential overdose by removing prescription pills from their homes. Our April event included 4,425 community … public health crisis by removing no longer need medication from their homes,” said DEA Special Agent in Charge Wade R. … Day are available at www.deatakeback.com . Photos and video from Take Back Day are available on Flicker.  Off …
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First Lady Melania Trump kicks off National Red Ribbon Week with DEA

… community partners launch 31st campaign to keep kids away from drugs WASHINGTON – First Lady Melania Trump today … 1985. Red Ribbon Week is officially celebrated nationally from October 23-31; however, communities and school … a red ribbon during the last week in October, Americans from all walks of life demonstrate their opposition to …
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Cocaine dealer sentenced to 192 months for role in cocaine conspiracy

… 12, 2013 the defendant shipped kilogram bricks of cocaine from Houston, Texas to Buffalo, New York for distribution. … including Beverly Fields, would then package cash proceeds from the cocaine distribution and ship the currency from the Buffalo area to the defendant in Houston. The …
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Violent drug organizations use human trafficking to expand profits

January 28, 2021
… cases reported to the National Human Trafficking Hotline from across the DMV. The statistic was reported by the … local partners to combat. How can we protect our families from this? Do you know the signs? Do you know what to do? … across the border, doubling up on the money they can make from them. Violent criminals like this see no difference …
January 28, 2021
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DEA Reveals Criminal Drug Networks Are Flooding the U.S. with Deadly Fentanyl

… announced the results of a public safety surge that lasted from September 29, 2021 through December 14, 2021. The surge … fake prescription pills, using chemicals sourced largely from China. These fake prescription pills are designed to … prescribed by a trusted medical professional that you get from a licensed pharmacist. All other pills are unsafe and …
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Heroin Trafficker Who Fled Controlled Delivery sentenced to 14 Years

… During the delivery, the defendant became nervous and fled from law enforcement at a high rate of speed. Later, he … Attorney George Leal prosecuted the case. The case stems from an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces … in the same location. This co-located model enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on …
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DEA undercover operation leads to guilty plea

… and May 2, 2017, the defendant regularly purchased cocaine from a source of supply in Dunkirk, New York a weekly basis … 2017, the DEA conducted two undercover purchases of cocaine from Paternostro.  On November 16, 2017, law enforcement … a probable cause traffic stop. Officers recovered cocaine from Paternostro’s pocket. Officers also executed a New York …
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Drug trafficking conspiracy sends dealer to prison for 15 years

… 426-5300 Westchester - (914) 682-6256 Defendant made trips from Oneida County to drug suppliers in NYC and Long Island, … of supervised release of eight years following his release from prison, and to forfeit a money judgment of $90,000.00. … plea, the defendant admitted that, for more than a year from 2016 into 2017, he was involved in a conspiracy to …
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16-Count Indictment charging man with selling heroin linked to the death of a Hamburg man

… the charges in indictment and previously complaints stem from an investigation into an overdose death that occurred … officers then set up a controlled purchase of fentanyl from Green who was arrested when he arrived to sell the … of butyryl fentanyl, fentanyl, cocaine, and heroin from both defendants.  The indictment is the result of an …